X-Men by Jonathan Hickman — Krakoa spine
Jonathan Hickman · Leinil Francis Yu · Russell Dauterman · Mahmud Asrar
Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Hickman’s X-Men and Giant-Size stories develop Krakoa’s flagship characters and the connections around its central events.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- House of X/Powers of XUnowned
- After X-Men (2019) #11 and the Giant-Size one-shots
Pause the omnibus for X of Swords.
- Before X-Men (2019) #16
Resume after X of Swords and finish #16–21 before Inferno.
Optional context & path
Path: The Krakoan era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: House of X/Powers of X.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- Goodreads — reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Comic Book Herald (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus
Book 1 of 1 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Hickman’s flagship and Giant-Size connective tissue; pause after X-Men #11 for X of Swords, then resume at #16.
House of X/Powers of XUnowned
9781302929985Planned edition#1–11, #16–21#1#1#1#1#1#1Incoming! #1 contributes only the X-Men feature and does not replace the Krakoan launch in House of X / Powers of X. The gap from X-Men #11 to #16 is the X of Swords crossover in a separate book, so use that event to bridge the missing chapters.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.